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M. D. JOHNSON & l. D. MICHAEL.

TRACE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23. I913 RENEWED APR.7.1915.

Patented NOV. 9, 1915.

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MAURICE D. JOHNSON AND IRVIN 1). MICHAEL, OF CROW, OREGON.

TRACE.

AppIication filed December 23, 1913, Serial No. 808,428.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, MAURioE D. Joi-IN- SON and IRVIN D. MICHAEL, citizens of the United States, residing at Grow, in the county of Lane and State of Oregon, have to provide a trace such as above described provided with attaching means at each end and harness securing means intermediate its ends and which is cheap to manufacture.

The invention further aims to improve traces such as above described so as to render them more durable, efiicient, reliable and more commercially desirable.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claim which is appended hereto and form a part of this application.

lVith reference to the drawings, wherein we have illustrated the preferred embodiment of our invention as it isreduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which, similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts Figure 1 is a top plan View of the trace of my improved construction, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View showing the cable forming the trace in elevation and the girth and back band securing means at tached to the trace.

Referring more particularly to the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate corresponding parts the numeral 1 designates a steel cable to the ends of which are secured an attaching member 2 and attaching member 3. These members 2 and 3 consist of hollow frusto-conical members in which the terminals of the cable 1 are Specification of Letters Patent.

Renewed April 7, 1915. Serial No. 19,817.

disposed and held against removal by means of soldering at. The ends of the cable 1 may be deflected to provide a secure connection and to prevent the withdrawal of the cable from the members 2 and 3.

A suitable casing 5 preferably of some flexible waterproof material is secured in any suitable manner to the cable 1 to prevent the rust thereof and chafing of the horse.

A rectangular plate 6 is secured upon the cable 1 about the casing 5 by means of a rectangular clamping plate 7 secured to the plate 6 by bolts 8 or other suitable fastening means. The plate 6 is provided adjacent its upper and lower terminals with longitudinal slots 9 and 10 to which the back and girth bands are to be inserted or secured respectively. Formed integral with the attaching member 3 and upon one side thereof is a hook 12 provided with a right angular extension 13 at its free end to prevent accidental unhooking of the hook. An elongated loop or eye 13 is secured to the member 3. This eye or loop 13 consists of a single piece of wire disposed so that its free ends are at a point approximately centrally of the ends of the member 3 and within the member 3 so that when the solder 1 is administered within the member 3 to secure the end of the cable 1 the ends of the member 13 Will be securely held within the mem-' her 3. The loop or eye 13 is adapted to be used to connect the trace to the swingletree when a hook is carried by the swingletree While the hook 11 is to be used when an eye is carried by the swingletree. The loop or eye 13 is adapted to receive a lug strap not shown for the purpose of connecting the trace to the harness. The trace may also be connected with the swingletree by means of a butt chain not shown, when so desired.

It will thus be seen that an attaching means is provided at one end of the trace which will facilitate its connection with a swingletree when hooks or eyes are carried by the swingletree for attaching purposes.

The member 2 is provided upon one side thereof with an integral tongue 14 which is bent outwardly, spaced from the outer end of the member 2 and bent back to form a loop or eye 15 by means of which the trace is connected with the hame.v The free end of the member 14: issecured in any suitable manner to the side of the member 2 after being bent over to lie thereagainst as will be seen with reference toFig. 1.

It will be apparent with reference to the foregoing description and drawings that a trace has been provided which will, owing to its construction and arrangement be exthat the form of our invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment is the most efiiclent and practical; yet

realizing that the conditions concurrent -with the adoptlon of our device will; necessarily vary, we desire to emphaslze the fact 2 that various minor changes in details of constructlon, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required,

without sacrificing any of the advantages Copies bfvthis patent may be obtained for 7 of our invention, as defined inthe appended 1 claim. I

What is claimed is v A trace comprising a cable, a hollow frustoconical member adapted to receive oneend of said cable, means for securing thecable in the hollow frusto-conical member, said frusto-conical member being provided with a hook formed on the larger end thereof, a loopconsisting of a single piece of wire .bent into loop form and disposed'so that its contacting ends are within-the hollow frusto-conical member at" a point approximately centrally of the ends of said hollow frusto-conical member form ing a wedging means at the smaller end of said hollow frusto-conical member prevent ing the withdrawal of the cable, and attaching means secured to the other end of said cable.

In testimony whereof we afliX our signatures in presence of-two witnesses.

MAURICE D. JOHNSON. ,IRVIN '1). MICHAEL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM R. Peron, JAY I. JOHNSON.

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